Emily O'Loughlin

In 2001 Emily was the first ever woman to win the National Raw Comedy Competition. See her stuff and get in conctact at (Website hidden) In 2002 she came 2nd nationally in the Greenfaces comedy competition. Then, she went on to work as a support act for Puppetry of the Penis 2001 & 2003. One should never work with children, animals OR genitals! Soon she was filling in for the breakfast crew on Adelaide’s MMM Radio. Then she took on the blousy role of Caprice Cerise in the Aussie feature movie The Honourable Wally Norman directed by Ted Emery of Kath and Kim fame. She showed up next in Macleod’s Daughters where she played Constance, a lovely rural woman with a penchant for a tipple and a bawdy eye.

Em performed in “Life After Dick” for the 2006 Melbourne Int. Comedy Festival, and then toured W.A. and regional Victoria. Emily launch her first solo show “LifeSpam” as part of the 2007 Melbourne Fringe. “Brilliant storytelling” was one critics take on this show. Next saw her in “The Middle Ages” as part of the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the following year she trotted out her sell out show “HOW I MADE MY ARSE LOOK SMALLER SIMPLY BY PULLING MY HEAD OUT OF IT”. After Melbourne Comedy Festival and Perth’s Wild West Comedy Festival 2011 Em is spending a big chunk of the year on tour to the US with her new show “Em O’Loughlin used to be a BIG FATTY BOOMBAH” in both Hollywood and New York. And this is what they said:


BACKSTAGE - NEW YORK Reviewed by Tom Penketh AUGUST 18, 2011

“O’Loughlin is a talented comedian…is able to weave a delightful tale…. She has a gift for mimicry and flawless comic timing.”

THE VILLAGE VOICE – NEW YORK – Alexis Soloski 17th August 2011

“O'Loughlin's a charmer…”

Hy Bender: HYREVIEWS – NYC – August 2011

Em O’Loughlin is a charming comic…with a talent for character voices…timing, character impersonations and attentiveness to audience reactions demonstrate substantial comedic skills as a performer. Formidable.

NYTHEATRE - Brad Lee Thomason · August 16, 2011

In sixty captivating minutes Australian comedienne Emily O’Loughlin takes us on a journey.
With an impressive voice she belts out the parody songs … like “Jenny Craig Dropout” and a mock version of the song “Memory” from Cats (except in her version the musical is called "Fats"); and also the songs she sang after finally losing the weight, my favorite of which was “Let’s Hear it for the Soy!”
The jokes come rapid-fire and until the end of the piece there isn’t a sentence uttered without at least one crack, and usually it’s more like two or three. She is wildly energetic throughout and it’s almost impossible not to be dazzled by her spunk.

Metaphorical Word Press – NYC – August 2011

“O’Loughlin does have a performer’s heart, a strong stage presence, and a great singing voice.”

LA THEATRE REVIEW - Hollywood – Friday June 17th 2011 by Carmelo Valone

Direct from Melbourne Australia is the one hour, one woman show starring Aussie Em O’Loughlin. …funny, and ultimately inspiring . Not to be missed.

"SOLD OUT" – Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2011

“…more layers than Sara Lee.”

Herald Sun, - 2011 MICF Reviews

“…brazen….funny”

NewShit, - 2011 MICF Reviews

“Brilliant Storytelling”

The Groggy Squirrel – Fringe 2007 Reviews

“…honest and insightful show; energetic, animated and whacky.”

Rip It Up – Fringe 2010 Reviews

“Emily O’Loughlin has proven that South Australian’s are funnier than the rest of the nation.”

The Advertiser, April 18th, 2001.

“Best undiscovered talent”

The Age, 17th April 2001.


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LIVE SHOWS
2011 Em O’Loughlin used to be a BIG FATTY BOOMBAH! – Wild West Com Fest 2011, Hollywood Fringe 2011, NYC Fringe
2011 Em O’Loughlin confesses: “I dropped 9 Dress Sizes” Melb Com Fest 2011
2010 “How I Made My Arse Look Smaller Simply By Pulling My Head Out Of It”, Adelaide Fringe
2009 “The Middle Ages”, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2008 “LifeSpam” Melbourne Fringe Festival
2006 "Life After Dick", Comedy Knockout Touring Show
2005 "Life After Dick" Melbourne International Comedy Festival / Touring
2004 "Snatches of Comedy" Adelaide Fringe Festival – All female cast.
2004 "Sydney’s Best Comics" Adelaide Fringe Festival
2004 "Comedy Alive" Thebarton Theatre Showcase Adelaide
2003 "Puppetry of the Penis" Her Majesty’s Adelaide
2003 “Dial Em and M for Murder” Melbourne Fringe
2002 "Greenfaces National Comedy Final" The Irish Club, Canberra
2001 "Puppetry of the Penis" Her Majesty’s Adelaide
2001 "Raw Comedy National Finals" Melbourne International Comedy Festival

RADIO / PODCASTS
2009-10 Podcast with Wendy Little – “The Powder Room” – On I Tunes.
2008-9 Saturdays 5pm-6pm on Southern FM 88.3 “The Chardy Ladies”
2001 Three months fill in drive-time and breakfast Triple M Austero Adelaide.

FILM / TELEVISION
2005 Champagne Comedy, Channel 31
2002 “The Honorable Wally Norman” – Starring HG Nelson, Shaun Micaleff. SAFC
2002 Mc Leod’s Daughters – Channel 9
2001 The Weakest Link
2001 The Channel Ten News
2001 Raw Comedy Final ABC
2001 Channel 7 - AM Adelaide – Stand up spots.
2001 Sale of the Century
2000 Channel 7 – AM Adelaide

SPECIAL EVENTS
2008 Chair – Body Image Day – Fitzroy High School
2008 Wollongong Comedy Festival – Inaugural act.
2007 Article published in “Ha” Magazine
2005 Interview with Yen Magazine
2005 Theatresports Celebrity Competitor – Adelaide Fringe
2003 Comedy Fundraiser for Refugees with Rod Quantock
2003 Animal Liberation Fundraisher Adelaide
2003 Theatresports Celebrity Competitior – Adelaide Fringe
2002 Theatresports Celebrity Competitor – Adelaide Fringe
2002 Runner up Greenfaces National Comedy Award
2002 Flinders University International Women’s Day
2001 Raw Comedy National Finals Winner
2001 Edinburgh Fringe – various performances.

CORPORATE
2008 Cleanaway Corporate Meeting
2008 ANZ – fundraiser
2008 St Raphaels Primary School – fundraiser
2008 Brighton Primary School - fundraiser
(Phone hidden) Various Trivia nights

STAND-UP COMEDY/ IMPROV/ MC
Adelaide Casino, Adelaide Fringe Festival Club, Boltz (Adelaide), The Bridge Hotel, Bunbury Theatre (Western Australia) Club Evolution, Comic’s Comedy Cellars (Adelaide),Comedy Knockout, Comedy Lair, Comics Lounge, Irish Club (Canberra) Last Laugh at the Comedy Club, Elephant and Wheelbarrow, Frankston Theatre, Fox Studios (Sydney), Geraldton Civic Centre (Western Australia), The Garden of Unearthly Delights (Adelaide Fringe) The Greyhound, Gunn Island Hotel, Her Majesty’s Theatre (Adelaide), Hi-Fi Bar, Karratha High School (Western Australia), Kingscote Arms (Kangaroo Island), Laughing Gas (Adelaide), Local Laughs, King of Tonga, MICF Festival Club, Melbourne Town Hall, Mount Gambier Rec Hall (South Australia), Muse Bar, Norwood Town Hall (Adelaide), Odeon at Crown Casino, Old Fire Station Cafe, Pakenham Community Centre, Prince Patrick Hotel (The Planet), P J O’Briens (Adelaide), Port Dock Brewery (Port Adelaide), The Promethean (Adelaide), Queen’s Head (Port Adelaide) Revellers Bar, Rhino Room (Adelaide), The Riversdale Hotel, Sit Down Comedy Club (Brisbane), Sofitel on Collins, Spargos, Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide)Toorak Lion, Three quarter Sports Bar (Edinburgh), The Tron (Edinburgh), Wollongong Worker’s Club (Wollongong Comedy Festival)Young and Jacksons.